What does pendente in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word pendente in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pendente in Italian.

The word pendente in Italian means hanging, leaning, crooked, hanging, pendant, hang, lean, slope, slant, be pending, loom, confirmed order. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pendente

hanging

aggettivo (sospeso in aria)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Quel lampadario pendente è un'autentica meraviglia della tecnica.
That hanging lampshade is a feat of engineering.

leaning, crooked

aggettivo (inclinato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il tavolo pendente era un'invenzione difficile da usare.
The leaning (or: slanted) table is a difficult invention to use.

hanging

aggettivo (figurato (non concluso) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Perché lasci tutti i tuoi discorsi pendenti?
Why do you leave all your sentences hanging?

pendant

sostantivo maschile (ciondolo, orecchino) (jewelry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non mi piace il suo pendente d'argento.
I don't like her silver pendant.

hang

verbo intransitivo (essere appeso)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il cavo di sostegno della ballerina pendeva dal soffitto.

lean, slope, slant

verbo intransitivo (essere inclinato)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Per pendere in quel modo deve aver subito un brutto colpo.

be pending

verbo intransitivo (non concluso)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La conclusione del ragionamento fu lasciata a pendere per tutta la sera.
The argument's conclusion was left pending all evening.

loom

verbo intransitivo (problema: gravare)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Grosse responsabilità pendono sulle nostre teste.

confirmed order

(commerce, purchases)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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